The phrase "a greater circulation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an increase in the distribution or reach of something, such as a publication, information, or a product.
Example: "The new marketing strategy resulted in a greater circulation of the magazine, attracting more readers than ever before."
Alternatives: "an increased circulation" or "a larger distribution".
Mr. Hills and Mr. Chapman, at Mr. Knight's behest, arranged the 1974 merger of Knight Newspapers Inc. with Ridder Publications Inc., producing a newspaper group that boasted a greater circulation than any of its rivals -- until the rapid growth of USA Today put the Gannett Company into the lead.
Thomas Dunn English wrote in the Aristidean in October 1845 that "The Gold-Bug" probably had a greater circulation than any other American story and "perhaps it is the most ingenious story Mr. POE has written; but... it is not at all comparable to the 'Tell-tale Heart' and more especially to 'Ligeia'".
While the USUV-positive pools were uniformly captured in different environments, the number of WNV-positive pools was significantly higher in rural areas, highlighting a greater circulation of this virus in this environment (Table 4).
A man, in order to obtain a great circulation of his patent medicine, entered into a contract with a vendor of such articles, giving him a general agency for the sale of the medicine, with 40percentnt discount, and stipulating that he would not supply anybody else at a larger discount than 25percentnt.
When he did it again in 1933, Time Magazine noted that "The Yellow Peril has for 30 years been a great circulation-getter for the Hearst papers". Time, September 11 , 1933
By comparison, The Star Tribune of Minneapolis, the biggest newspaper owned by McClatchy, a publicly held company, employs only about 380 journalists even though it has a slightly greater circulation of 374,000.
Recent initiatives such as the Brixton and Bristol Pound have succeeded in linking greater circulation of a community's wealth with environmental goals.
Argentina had a greater magazine circulation than any other nation in South America until the mid-1970s, when total circulation decreased by almost one-half (it later began to recover slowly).
In 1556 appeared the first edition by John Withals of A Short Dictionary for Young Beginners, which gained greater circulation (to judge by the frequency of editions) than any other book of its kind.
Ms. Nicholas said the group could not afford to buy advertisements in publications with greater circulation.
"Of course we believed greater circulation would improve the paper's financial performance," Mr. Allan said.
